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The Orion spacecraft is ready to go home after it's journey around the Moon. After its successful journey on the lunar orbit, the Orion spacecraft is finally making its way back.

NASAs unmanned Orion crew capsule came within 81 miles of the lunar surface on Monday, less than a week into a 25 day flight thats the first step in a multi-phase program to put astronauts back on the moon, and beyond.

NASA has been notching successes recently including the DART asteroid crash mission, findings by the Mars Perseverance Rover and the stunning, and insightful, imagery gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope. But the U.S. space agency is shooting for bigger wins in the coming years.

NASA has put together a pretty solid winning streak recently, including hitting an asteroid with a spaceship, releasing stunning images of space and more.

NASA announced Monday plans to move its massive Space Launch System rocket to a safer location due to deteriorating weather conditions around Floridas Kennedy Space Center as Hurricane Ian continues to move toward the state.

NASA announced it will roll the 322-foot Space Launch System rocket back to an indoor location as Hurricane Ian gathers force and continues to move toward central Florida. The move means the Artemis I moon mission launch is definitely out Tuesday and likely the Oct. 2 backup date as well. NASA has not yet commented on potential dates for a launch.

NASA announced Monday evening it will delay a fuel system test of the massive new Space Launch System rocket following repairs to fueling components performed last week aimed at addressing recurring liquid hydrogen fuel leaks.

NASA has decided to bump a scheduled fueling system test following repair efforts aiming to address recurring liquid hydrogen fuel leaks on its massive Space Launch System. The test is now scheduled for Sept. 21, and pending a positive outcome, NASA says it could be ready for a third attempt at launching the Artemis I space mission on Sep. 27.

As a massive rocket stood on a Florida launch pad Monday, poised to take the first step in a multiphase plan to put astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time in five decades, NASA celebrated the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedys answer to a question that has arisen once again.

Monday marked the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s landmark speech about America’s plan to put the first human on the moon. NASA is again planning to put astronauts on the moon, but this time the lunar surface is a stepping stone to manned flight to Mars.